Archive: Workshops, Intensives, Master Classes, and Open Houses

March 6-April 24, 2024
Wednesdays, 8:00-9:30am
Pre-registration required – no drop-ins.

Early bird registration now open: $120
After February 6: $160
Registration closes: February 25
Register here.

Contemporary Forms
The core themes of this practice will include sensory exploration, movement as meditation, and engaging with the body’s intuition. In each class, we will move through improvisation and phrase work to engage the senses and awaken the body. Movement material will have an expansive, animal-like virtuosity. Over the course of the series, we will extend phrase work, using imagery and prompts from our research to explore individual choice-making. This series is designed for intermediate/advanced movers who are interested in researching their unique movement modalities in a space based in curiosity and joy.

Sarah McCullough (she/her) is a Minneapolis-based movement artist and educator. Originally from Virginia, she attended James Madison University and earned her BA in Dance and Mathematics. Since joining Minneapolis’ dance community in 2018, she has performed the works of Carl Flink, Mathew Janczewski, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, Berit Ahlgren, Helen Hatch, Marisol Herling, and more. Alongside her performance work, Sarah is an educator in contemporary forms. While at JMU, she served as Co-Director of JMU’s Associate Dance Ensemble where she led a weekly company class and mentored 20 first-year dance majors in the early stages of their collegiate dance journey. She has led classes at the Limón Twin Cities Intensive, ARENA DANCES’ Instinct Summer Intensive, The University of Winchester (UK), North Carolina State University, as well as several high school dance programs and studios across Minnesota and Virginia.

Join us for an upbeat class with working dancer/actor Emma Halleen that teaches students how to transfer their dance skills to music videos, TV, and film. Students will get the chance to work with an actual camera and learn about different frames, how to remain in frame, and how to adjust your movement to the needs of the camera.

Thursday, December 28
10:00am-12:00pm
At Collide Theatrical

Emma is originally from Minnesota and has trained with Ballet Royale MN and performed with Twin Cities Ballet and Collide. She was chosen to dance in Pink’s “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” music video and recently starred in AMERICAN HORROR STORIES Season 3 Episode 1: “Bestie,” which included a dance.

Pre-registration is required.
Register for class.
Please sign our liability waiver before attending class.
Work-study and BIPOC scholarships available. 

All Welcome
Our welcoming environment stands up to our values of inclusivity and accessibility.

Our space is located in the Can Can Wonderland building in St. Paul. Parking is free in front of the building (the BLUE lot is closest to our space), in the lots across the street, and in the underground parking garage – follow the Can Can Wonderland arrow.

Friday, January 5, 2024
6:30–8:00pm

Center for Performing Arts, Studio 105w – next to 38th Street entrance.

This event is open to people of all ages and abilities. Enjoy being present in the moment, responding to other dancers, finding new ways of moving, and discovering form as it emerges during this fun evening of creative movement. We’ll begin with an informal warm-up, then improvise together based on movement ideas offered by participants.

Musician Dave Stagner will enhance our in-the-moment creations with his incredible guitar playing, and Klee Burke will help us wind down with her beautiful sound bowl playing. A fun and relaxing evening for all!

Come to move, to dance, to observe, or some of each!

Suggested donation $5-$15
No one turned away for lack of funds.

Join us for a day of free classes at Zenon’s Winter Open House! This is a great chance to get a sneak peek at some of the classes to come in the Winter Session, running January 8-March 17, at no cost to you. Class card discounts will also be available the week of the Open House. Let’s dance!

Saturday, January 6, 9:00am-1:00pm
9:00-10:00am – Beginning Jazz with Jennifer Glaws
9:30-10:30am – Contemporary with Sarah McCullough
10:30-11:30am – Horton-based Modern with Anna Pinault
11:00am-12:00pm – Musical Theater Jazz with Xan Mattek
12:00-1:00pm – Ballet with Ben Johnson

Pre-registration encouraged but not required. All classes will take place in person only.
All levels welcome!

Open House Week Discounts – January 1-8 only
20% off single class winter enrollment code: OHENROLL
$10 off one 10 class card code: OH10OFF

The Dancing Together Workshop is a child and parent/caregiver Creative Movement class. This 8-week workshop is designed for children ages 2-4 and their parent/caregiver who is interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play.

Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises that incorporate elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class as students will be asked to respond to sounds as well as make sounds themselves. Participants will be encouraged to join at their comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Saturdays, 9:00-9:45am at TU Dance Center.
January 20-February 24

To register, please click here.

December 18-21
11:30am-2:00pm
Join for today, tomorrow, or both!
Discounts apply for multiple days.

James Sewell Ballet hosts a movement workshop series geared toward adult dancers (18+) with intermediate/advanced technique who are:

• Interested in “trying out” the movement vocabulary of various dance-makers.
• Committing to their movement practice ahead of a holiday break.
• Looking for a friendly creative environment without commitment to a long-term project.

Move with emerging leaders in the Twin Cities’ contemporary dance scene!
Featuring Javan Mngrezzo, Berit Ahlgren, Jarod Boltjes, and Elayna Waxse.

The goal of this series is pure process. The leaders get to see ideas actualized by movers in the room, and movers get to experience a single-day choreographic workshop with each leader.

Move BIG while building awareness and exploring the expansive physicality possible in the body. Within an empowering environment, we will utilize improvised and structured movement vocabulary to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, choice-making, and agency. Led by AMP Director, Joanna Lees.

Suitable for professional, pre-professional, and/or intermediate/advanced movers, ages 18+. Knee pads recommended. This is a great way to keep moving over school or holiday breaks. Come as you are!

December 21 and 22 – 10:00am-12:00pm
Sponsored by Zenon Dance School
Drop in for one or both days!
Pre-registration highly preferred.

Rates
Single day/drop-in rate: $18
2-day bundle rate: $34
Low/no cost options available by emailing alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

Please join Erin Thompson for a “Ring in the New Year” contemporary dance class in honor of the turning of the year on Thursday morning, December 28 from 10:00-11:45am.

Before you make your New Year’s resolutions, come find peace with internal awareness, thrust your holiday limbs into the ground, and fly across the floor flinging 2023 away!

Intermediate-Advanced Contemporary/Modern
Thursday, December 28
10:00-11:45am
In-person only!

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal.